Lawn broom



March 12, 1940. w LAMBERT 2,193,070

LAWN B ROOM Filed ot. 15, 19:57

Swim/tcm Patented Mar. 12, `194() UNITED STATES PirrENT OFFICE 7' claims. (Cl. 56400.17)

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in lawn brooms. Y

lThe primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a lawn ybroom of metallic construction, preferably produced by a punching operation on cold rolled stock.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a lawn broom or rake of the foregoing charac` ter with the individual and spaced fingersor tines thereof separately attached to the frame or headof the broompreferably by a pressing operation with the connection between the tines and head being of acharacter to permit individualremoval of a tine for replacement thereof, should such occasion arise. s s With the above and other objects in view tha will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same4 consists in the novel form, combination,` and arrangement of parts vhereinafter more fully describedshown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing: y' s y Figure 1 is abottom plan view of a lawn broom constructed in accordance with the present inven- 3 tion, the handle being omitted, n

y Figure 2 isa vertical cross-sectional viewtaken on line 2-2 of Figure 1 showing the spaced sockets or recesses carried by twoparts of thev broom head; for the attachment `of a handle, ,Y

Figure 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view ofthe arcuate head of the broom,` partly. in `section, and illustrating thevmanner of individually connecting the` spring fingersv or tines of the 1.). broom tothe arcuate head,`

I `Figure iris a cross sectional view taken on line 4 4 `of Figure 3,. i I I Figure `5 is a detail sectional view taken on" line 5-5 of `Figure 3 showing the spacer tine rev 0i taining fingers carried by the arcuate head,

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line 6`6 of Figure 3, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary developed plan view of the broom head to which the tines are attached.

i5 The lawn broom being preferably formed by` punching, bending and pressing operations on sheet metal comprises an arcuate head I0 from which individual resilient tines II project in spaced relation with the operative ends of the i0 tines angularly bent as at Ila common tolawn brooms or rakes of the type disclosed herein. The head of the lawn broom further includes an ar-` cuate strap I 2 attached at its ends as at I3 to opposite ends of the arcuate head I 0, the strap `I2 i5 being in the plane of the `arcuate head` I and `gagemuent with said handle.

,curved in the'direction opposite to the curvature I of said head.

I As shown more clearly inFigures l and 2, a A 4 lstrap loop I4 is carried by the arcuate head I0 l, and projects laterally thereof and is in alinement l,

with a laterally offset loop I5 carried by the arcuate strap I2 intermediate the ends thereof, the

`loops I4 and l'receiving`- one end of an elongated handle, not shown, that is retained in said loops by means of a screw or pin adaptedv to be passed 10 through .an opening I6 in the strap` I5 `for en- The arcuatehead l0 is preferablystruck from sheet metal and as shown in the developed plan View in Figure 7, the blank I'l carries at one longi- 15 tuclinal edgethereof relatively wide spaced bend- 'ableiingers I8 defining intervening recesses I9.

The blank4 I Ihas spaced openings 2li punched therein at thelcngitudinal center line thereof, said openings ,respectively transversely alining 20 withthe recesses I9. To form the `arcuate head I0, the blank I'I is folded onits longitudinal ceniter lineto provide side wall sections 2l and 22 s with the openings 20 located at the fold line 23 of the blank, the folded blank by suitable opera- 25.` I tions being 'then moved into `arcuate formation asi shown in Figures l to 3.

Each tine I I is of substantially thelsame width,

" as a recess between the bendable fingers I8 and the end of each tine that is connected to the arcuate head I0 carries a hook 24 that has the bill v thereof substantially in line `withl the adjacent side edge of the tine. The openings-2D in the fold v line of the arcuate headare of slightly less diameterthan the tines so that when a tine is engaged with the web or fold line 23 of the arcuate head ID, the bill of the yhook 24 slightly projects'j laterally` ofthe associated opening 2U to overlie the fold line 23 of the arcuate head.

passedbetween the side wall sections 2| and 22v ofthe `arcuate head with -thehooks 24 passed through the openings 20, said tines overlie the recesses I9 and are positioned between the bendable fingers I8, the latter that are carried by the sidewall sections 22 being then bent to overlie the side wall section 2I to constitute spacers for the` tines II and for retaining the hooks 24 in the openings 20 as will `at once be appreciated from an inspection of Figure 3, the tines being held immovable relative to the arcuate head I0. By a pressing operation the fingers I8 are moved into intimate contact with the side wall 2I vof I the arcuate ,head which causes 'the latter to be After the tines `II have their attaching endslv4'0' maining portion of said wall where engaged by said fingers to provide side shoulders as shown in Figure 6 that engage opposite side edges of the tines H for rigidly anchoring the latter in position.

From the above detailed description,` it is believed that the construction of the lawn broom will at once be apparent and while there is here-V in shown and described the preferred embodi-4 ment, it is to be understoodthat minor changes may be made therein, such as will fall within the `scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim: y

l. In a lawn broom of the character described, ran arcuate head 'comprising generally Aparallel side walls formed by reversely'folding a portion of the head, tines having their ends positioned between the side walls, a hook on each tine en.

gaged with the arcuate head at the folding zone and means carried by the head at points spaced `from said folding Zone for retaining the hooks` engaged therewith and the tines in spaced rela- .Y tion, including vspaced iingers carried by one wall oi the head and overlying the other wall fof the head, said iingers being respectively positioned between adjacent tines.

2. In a lawn broom of the character described, an arcuate head comprising substantially parallel side walls yjoined by a web portion, tineshaving their ends positioned between the sidewalls,

" a hook on each tine engaged with the arcuate head at the .web portion, means carried by the head for retaining the hooks engaged therewith v and thetines in spacedv relation, including spaced iingers carried by one wall of the head and overlying the other ywall of the head, said ngers being respectively positioned between adjacent lnal center line to provide side walls, the fold line having `spaced openings therein,` spaced fingers carried `by the edge of one side wall forming recesses therebetween each substantially ra'- dially aligned with an opening, resilient, tines,

each having a hook at one end -for passage through anV opening and engageable with the fold line of thehead laterally of the opening,4

and said ngers beingfrespectively positioned between adjacent vtines and overlying the vadjacent edge ofthe other side wall.

4. in a lawn broom of the characterv described, an arcuate head formed from an elongatedsheet metal blank' `folded lon its longitudinal center line to provide side walls,the fold line'having spaced openings therein, spaced fingers carried by the edge of one side wall forming recesses therebetween each substantially radially aligned with an opening, resilient tines, each having a hook at one end for passage through an opening and engageable with the fold line of the head laterally oi the opening, and said iingers portions of the tines between the walls for. holding the tines immovable relative to the arcuate head. f

v 5.v In a lawn broom of the character described, an arcuate head formed from an elongated sheet metal blank folded on its longitudinal center line to provide side walls, the fold line having spaced openings therein, spaced fingers carried by the edge of one side wall forming recesses therebetween each in substantially radial alignment with an opening, resilient tines, each having a hook at one end for passage through an opening andy engageablev with, the fold line of the head laterally of the opening and said ngers being respectively positioned between adjacent tines and overlying the adjacentv edge of the other side wall, an arcuate strap carkried by the arcuate head and said head` and' strap being constructed for attachment of a handle. A t

6. In a lawn broom of the character. described, a cross head formed froman elongated'sheet metal blank folded on its: vlongitudinal center line to provide side walls, the fold line having spaced openings therein,.spaced ngers carried by the edge of one side wall forming recesses therebetween, each substantially radially aligned with an 'opening, resilient tines, each having a hook at oneend for passage through an opening and engag-eabl wththe fold line'of the head laterally of the opening,` and said fingers being respectively positioned between adjacent tines and overlying the adjacent edge Yof the other side v wall.

'7. In a lawn broom of the character described, a cross head comprising generallyparallel side walls lformed b-y reversely folding a portionof the head, tines havingtheir ends positioned `be` tween the side walls, a hookon each tine engaged with the cross head at .the folding zone and means carried bythe cross head at points spaced from said'` folding Zone for retaining the hooks engaged therewith and the tines inspaced relation, including spaced fingers carried by one v wall of the cross head and overlying the other wall of the vcross head, lsaidzi'ingers being re- JOHN w. LAMBERT. 

